Anna Maria Horsford is an American actress, known for her performances in television comedies. Horsford is best known for her roles as Thelma Frye on the NBC sitcom Amen (1986–91), and as Dee Baxter on the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–99). She had dramatic roles on the FX crime drama The Shield playing A.D.A. Beth Encardi, and CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Vivienne Avant, for which she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2016 and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2017. Horsford appeared in a number of movies, most notable as Craig Jones' mother Betty in 1995 comedy film Friday and its sequel Friday After Next (2002). Her other film credits include Times Square (1980), The Fan (1981), Presumed Innocent (1990), Set It Off (1996), Along Came a Spider (2001), Our Family Wedding (2010), and A Madea Christmas (2013).
66 movies · 39 shows
Unexpected Christmas
2025·6.7
Will I See You Again?
2024·0.0
Me Time
2022·5.9
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
2021·4.7
Vacation Friends
2021·7.0
SUNNYSIDE UP
2019·0.0
Chasing the Blues
2018·5.5
Single AF
2018·6.6
A Kindred Soul
2017·0.0
Jalen Vs. Everybody
2017·0.0
Gladys Brown
2017·0.0
A Madea Christmas
2013·6.5
C'mon Man
2012·5.8
Wigger
2010·0.0
Our Family Wedding
2010·5.6
Directors on Directing
2009·0.0
I Tried
2007·7.4
Gridiron Gang
2006·7.1
Broken Bridges
2006·7.4
Ganked
2005·5.0
My Big Phat Hip Hop Family
2005·5.5
Guarding Eddy
2004·6.3
Justice
2004·7.0
Friday After Next
2002·6.4
Minority Report
2002·7.4
How High
2001·6.4
Along Came a Spider
2001·6.3
Jacked Up
2001·7.1
Masquerade
2000·9.5
Lockdown
2000·6.0
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000·5.0
Kiss the Girls
1997·6.5
One Fine Day
1996·6.5
Set It Off
1996·7.2
Dear God
1996·5.4
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996·4.2
Widow's Kiss
1996·4.2
Friday
1995·7.2
Baby Brokers
1994·6.5
Mr. Jones
1993·5.8
Deaf Heaven
1993·3.3
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1992·5.9
A Killer Among Us
1990·6.5
Presumed Innocent
1990·6.8
Taken Away
1989·7.0
Who Gets the Friends?
1988·5.0
Street Smart
1987·6.0
C.A.T. Squad
1986·5.0
Heartburn
1986·6.0
A Case of Deadly Force
1986·8.0
Stone Pillow
1985·6.9
St. Elmo's Fire
1985·6.1
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985·0.0
Summer Switch
1984·0.0
A Doctor's Story
1984·6.7
Crackers
1984·4.7
Class
1983·5.9
Love Child
1982·5.6
Benny's Place
1982·10.0
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
1982·8.5
Bill
1981·7.4
Starstruck
1981·8.0
The Fan
1981·5.9
Times Square
1980·6.5
Hollow Image
1979·5.7
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979·5.0